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2023 Best Culinary Arts Schools in North Carolina

11 Colleges
$24,933 Avg Salary
$19,479 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Culinary Arts School for You

With 401 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, culinary arts is the #59 most popular major in North Carolina.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Culinary Arts Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in North Carolina to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Culinary Arts Schools in North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best for culinary arts majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Culinary Arts Schools

Our analysis found Wake Technical Community College to be the best school for culinary arts students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. Wake Technical Community College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Raleigh.

Culinary Arts majors at Wake Technical Community College take out an average of $17,875 in student loans while working on their egree.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte is a great place for culinary arts students. Located in the city of Charlotte, JWU Charlotte is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, culinary arts majors at JWU Charlotte accumulate an average of around $13,982 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $314.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Piedmont Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Culinary Arts Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Central Carolina Community College is a great place for culinary arts students. Located in the town of Sanford, Central Carolina Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Culinary Arts Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the small city of Asheville, A-B Tech is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Southwestern Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Culinary Arts Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the town of Sylva, Southwestern Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Fayetteville Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for culinary arts students. Located in the city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Guilford Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for culinary arts students. Guilford Technical Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Jamestown.

Culinary Arts majors at Guilford Technical Community College take out an average of $28,821 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Culinary Arts Schools in North Carolina ranking. CCCTI is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Hudson.

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#10

Robeson Community College

Lumberton, NC

Robeson Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Culinary Arts Schools in North Carolina ranking. Robeson Community College is a small public school located in the town of Lumberton.

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Best Culinary Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 192
Virginia 261
Florida 298
Tennessee 36
Kentucky 109
South Carolina 85
Louisiana 132
Arkansas 53
Alabama 64
Mississippi 105
West Virginia 33

More Culinary Arts Rankings in North Carolina

One of 4 majors within the area of study, culinary arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Culinary Arts

Related Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 107,895
Funeral & Mortuary Science 2,354
Casino Operations and Services 192
Other Personal & Culinary Services 81

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Army Europe Images.

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